Clampdown is anAutobot from theGeneration 1 continuity family.

The reason Red Alert is paranoid.

Assigned to anEarth police force as head of theInterplanetary Personnel Exchange Program along with his brotherDeep Cover,Clampdown (クランプダウンKuranpudaun, alsoClamp Down) is a tough, dedicated cop^[1] who works tirelessly along with his human partners. Uncomplicated in his way of thinking, the straightforward, sometimes black-and-white view he has taken thanks to theAutobot/Decepticon war occasionally clashes with the views of his new co-workers, not to mention the legal system.^[2]

Operating with theTokyo Metropolitan Police Department, his human partner is OfficerMiko Tezuka.^[3]

Fiction

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity

Toy bios

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As leader of theInterplanetary Personnel Exchange Program, Clampdown hoped to promote peaceful cooperation betweenhumans and Transformers. To accomplish this, he paired several Autobots up with humans from different walks of life so that people could see how well the two races might interact.2007 Takara timeline

Train Wars

OnceMach,Night, andSnow stoppedNightbird's attempt at hijackingG Liner and stealing their still unactivated brothers, Clampdown assisted in the cleanup efforts.The Train Wars: The Origin

Legacy VS500 Collection Special Comic

Clampdown attempted to police the conduct of theSpeedia 500 race atVelocitron withMiko Tezuka.Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1

Wings Universe

At the dawn of theMachine Wars, Clamp Down was a security officer operating on Cybertron. Dedicated to law and order, Clamp Down had no qualms about imprisoning fellow Autobots such asGunrunner,Mirage, andElectro when they violated Cybertronian law. When generalsObsidian andStrika ordered all prisoners released who were willing and able to take up arms againstJhiaxus and his clones, Clamp Down very reluctantly did so. Even still, he tried to force a confession out of Mirage and Electro about their smuggling activities first, and refused to arm Electro with the sword he needed to focus hisforestonite powers.

Despite his myopia in the face of open warfare, Clamp Down was named one of theCity Commanders of Cybertron in defense of the oncoming invasion force.Termination Clamp Down was later present at the signing of thePax Cybertronia atAutobot City, where he shookStarscream's hand.A Common Foe

Precursor World

AWarrior of the Seven Lights resembling Clampdown was a member of theWhite Order of thePrimus Vanguard. He stood at attention in their base on theWhite Planet asProwl and their commanderWhite Gallant Convoy discussed what to do about the conflict broiling betweenextradimensional warriorsStar Convoy andSuper Megatron on theBlue Planet.God Neptune comic 2

My Little Pony/Transformers

Clampdown was one of the many Cybertronians who had been magically brainwashed by the evilKing Sombra. During the final battle against Sombra and his minions, he deployed Clampdown and a number of other reserve soldiers to keep his attackers occupied while he charged up his next spell, but he didn't get far beforeRavage andApplejack tripped him up. After Sombra had been defeated, all of his victims, including Clampdown, were returned to normal.Finale

2019 IDW continuity

Red thighs, motherboarder!

Clampdown was a racer who participated in theSpeedia 500 onVelocitron. They were attacked by dissidents fromMayhem on the speedway, leading to a fight between the racers and terrorists.Tread & Circuits Part 3 Later on, Clampdown attended the ceremony swearing in the new First Senator. Mayhem attacked again, but Clampdown and the civilian racers fought their way out of the trap.Tread & Circuits Part 4

Toys

Collector's Edition

He probably wants to take down thatcriminal scum who took his name.

• Clampdown (Autobot Car,2003)

• ID number:91
• Accessories: "Automatic handgun" rifle, launcher, 3 "Flashbang Grenade" missiles

Collector's Edition Clampdown is arepaint of the originalRed Alert toy, based on the pre-Transformers "New Countach LP500S Police Car Type"Diaclone toy that became Red Alert. Recursive! He transforms into a Lamborghini Countach LP500S (obviously), using exactly the same base plastic colors as Red Alert, but with different paint and decal applications to make him into a Japanese police car. Several factory-applied decals on the original version were replaced by paintedtampographs, like his headlamps. Some of the deco was also altered away from itsDiaclone design to beTransformers-specific, namely putting the Autobot sigil in his hood/chest badge and replacing all instances of "Diaclone" text with "Cybertron". As he was released in Japan, his spring-loaded missile launcher is fully operational.

He was only available in ane-HOBBYexclusive set withDeep Cover; both toys were separately boxed but could only be bought as a pair. Pre-orders for the set closed onJanuary 10, 2003, with the toys shipping out in March.

The base mold was also used forSideswipe,Deep Cover, andTigertrack.

• More information on Clampdown at TFU.info

Masterpiece

• Clampdown (Masterpiece,2015)

• ID number:MP-14C
• Release date:December 26, 2015
• Accessories:lazer homing SAM launcher,electron pulse gun, two screw driver pile drivers

Masterpiece Clampdown is a redeco ofMP-14 Alert, transforming into a licensed Lamborghini Countach LP500S with a light-bar. Standing at around 6¼ inches (or 15.5 centimetres) from head to toe in robot mode, he is inscale with MP-10Optimus Prime, and can fit insidePrime's trailer in vehicle mode. His non-firing rocket launcher is jointed at the peg to allow it to pivot up and down, and can fit on either shoulder (it should be mounted on his right), while his rifle can be held in either hand. Both weapons can also be combined and mounted onto his light-bar. Clampdown also comes with new pile driver accessories which can snap onto the ends of his forearms when either hand is flipped in. These are different from either of the pairs of pile drivers available withMP-12 Lambor, and represent the weapons as they appeared in "S.O.S. Dinobots".

In Japan, he was sold exclusively throughTakaraTomy Mall, but was also available outside Japan through Hasbro Asia. When purchased from a seller supplied by Hasbro Asia, Clampdown came with a specialcollector coin, mounted on a card styled to resemble his vehicle mode hood/chest, with a lightbar across the top.

• Complete text of Clampdown'sMasterpiece bio

Masterpiece mold: Lamborghini Countach
Version 1 (Sideswipe): TakaraTomy: Masterpiece MP-12 Lambor MP-12G Lambor G-2 Ver. MP-12 Lambor (Transformers Expo) MP-12+ Lambor Anime Color Edition MP-12T Tigertrack Version 2 (Red Alert): TakaraTomy: Masterpiece MP-14 Alert MP-14+ Alert Anime Color Edition MP-14C Clampdown
Shogo Hasui

Legacy



Red Alertn't.
• Diaclone Universe Clampdown (Deluxe Class,2022)

• TakaraTomy name:Clampdown
• TakaraTomy ID number:TL EX-05
• TakaraTomy release date:February ??,2023
• Accessories: Lightbar, blaster, shoulder cannon, missile
• Known designers:Mark Maher (Hasbro)

Part of the first wave of theVelocitron Speedia 500 Collection subline ofTransformers: Legacy, "Diaclone Universe Clampdown" is—naturally—a redeco ofKingdom Red Alert (complete with the entire suite of accessories), which is in itself aretooling ofSiege Sideswipe, that transforms into unlicensed approximation of an emergency Lamborghini Countach LP500S in police deco. This figure notably lacks the red legs and upper arms of the original Generation 1 figure in order to give him a little more visual separation from Red Alert. He has multiple5 mm post-holes in both modes in order to make use of the many other figures from recent years that disassemble into weapons and armor, plus his accessories are compatible with the "Fire Blast effects" that came with many other toys.

TheVelocitron Speedia 500 Collection was exclusive toWalmart in the US, withHasbro Pulse receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series went up for pre-order onJuly 21st 2022, and started arriving in stores byAugust 1st. However, Clampdown andCosmos were bothshortpacked at one each per case where everyone else in the Deluxe assortment shipped at two per, thus those two pre-sold-outvery quickly at both Pulse and Walmart's website. That being said, he did get repacked in the second wave (albeit still at 1 per case). The series was aTakaraTomy Mall exclusive in Japan, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

Siege mold: Sideswipe

Cybertronian vehicle mode: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Siege WFC-S10 Sideswipe WFC-S35 Red Alert War for Cybertron Trilogy Sideswipe Red Alert Deep Cover Hasbro: Siege WFC-S26 Covert Clone Sideswipe Generations Selects WFC-GS18 Autobot Tigertrack WFC-GS23 Deep Cover Earth vehicle mode: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Kingdom WFC-K38 Red Alert WFC-K42 Sideswipe Legacy Diaclone Universe Clampdown Hasbro: Legacy G2 Universe Sideswipe Studio Series Sideswipe Other: Hasbro/TakaraTomy: Collaborative Gigawatt Hasbro: Shattered Glass Collection Sideswipe Legacy Armada Universe Wheeljack

Notes

• Strangely, store listings for2022Transformers product indicated that not only would Clampdown receive hisLegacy Velocitron figure but also aGenerations Selects figure.^[4] How this would have worked out is unknown, as no suchGenerations Selects figure ever manifested, though it is worth noting that in the previous year, Clampdown's brotherDeep Cover received both a classically-styledGenerations Selects figure as well as an arbitrary-decoWar for Cybertron Trilogy figure at Walmart.

References

1. ↑ Clampdown'sCollector's Edition andMasterpiece materials give his function in Japanese askeisatsukan (警察官), rendered in English on the latter as "police".
2. ↑Collector's Edition Clampdown bio
3. ↑Masterpiece Clampdown bio
4. ↑https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/leaked-2022-ss-and-evolution-wave-composition.1220748/